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There are two options on Gronze.
I checked out both last year. (long story)
The Donativo is very good and central / on the Camino.
The private option is not cheap and at the top of the hill, off the Camino a bit and away from things.
I would...
I will be returning to the Camino next week in Mérida where I left off in December, hopefully all the way to Santiago, what was your choice of accommodation in Alcuésar, if you stayed there?
While it’s possible to complete the Primitivo as your first Camino, it really shouldn’t be your first long-distance hiking experience, especially solo. There are fewer options for shorter stages, fewer walkers who can help you out if something...
I'm curious as to how you managed the stream, I did that section in reverse from Zafra in December and it was impossible to cross...I chose to go to the right, crossing downstream ( left coming from Fuente de Cantos) it was quite...
I, for one, LOVE the tarmac stretch between Castilblanco and the entry to the park leaving Castilblanco at night, the sunrise is looooong and beautiful, and there are lots of birds singing and moving. Love it! Did I understand the last few km are...
This is a complicated question and you're going to get a lot of opinions on each side. Having walked the coastal twice and part of the Central once (Porto to Ponte de Lima), I can offer a few general comments:
1) From a pure walking point of...
I agree with all of these recommendations. The Vdlp goes through more monumental Spanish cities than any other route I know of. So much history, art, architecture, it’s just amazing.
If you are lucky enough to be in Salamanca right after a...
Vigo can be tricky, the first time I came through there I found rooms were outrageously expensive , ended up taking ferry over to Cangas to spend the night...loved it...
on my two other starts from Vigo ended up just getting a hotel to start my...
Accommodation exists at all those stages - only you know whether you can do three 40k+ stages in seven days.
Starting with 52k would suck the joy out of the experience for me.
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